Gerber Doubles Up Against King-High
The action had gotten pretty lethargic here at our final table, but Samuel Gerber and Craig Bergeron just played a huge pot that had many in the gallery arching their eyebrows in shock and surprise.
Samuel Gerber and Craig Bergeron took a raised flop of . Gerber led for 110,000 and Bergeron called behind him. The turn paired the board but didn't slow Gerber down. He fired again, making the price of poker 200,000. Bergeron called a second time.
The river came down . Gerber paused slightly before moving all in for 907,000 total. Bergeron thought things through and then called, creating a pot worth approximately 2.6 million chips. Gerber tabled for trip nines, a hand that caused Bergeron to slam the table in frustration. He opened and then paid Gerber off.
When the stacks were adjusted, Gerber had climbed to 2.6 million in chips, while Bergeron settled into fourth chip position with just 365,000.